Joseph Ari Aloi, who after graduating RISD in ’94 built a cult following as a tattoo artist to Marc Jacobs and Heath Ledger with stints like a live tattoo residency at Deitch Projects and the credited inspiration for Rei Kawakubo’s FW 2015 Comme des Garçons line, pivots to his classically trained roots with a Chelsea exhibition of 26 new works.

A preview of works on view is below, as well as portraits of the artist. See the Dropbox folder linked above to download high-resolution image files. Artwork image reuse must be with credit to Zahra Sherzad/Joseph Ari Aloi; portrait image reuse must be with credit to Adam Lehrer.